In 2004, when the producer Greg Daniels was gearing up to adapt “The Office” from the BBC show of the same name — in mock-documentary style, both versions chronicle the lives of unglamorous employees of a paper company — he hired Kaling as a writer-performer, after reading a spec script she wrote. “She’s very original,” he said. “If anything feels phony or lazy or passé, she’ll pounce on it.”

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Great article about Mindy. I’m such a fan of hers, and this biographical article just confirms it more. Can’t wait to get her book in November. I think I’ll ask for it for my b-day, which is in November. :-)